Have you ever been in a relationship where your partner felt like your best friend more than your spouse?

[Anonymous]

All of my prior relationships were pretty toxic so I was always struggling to find happiness. There were no barely any friendship within those relationships as well. However, this relationship now, everything seems to come easy. My partner feels so much like my best friend, sometimes I wonder if this is how it should feel? Meaning- should he feel more like a spouse or is a healthy relationship a friendship?
I don’t know if this make sense but we can talk about anything, give advice without any worry of the person feelings.
We don’t spend every moment together because he’s still a guy that wants to hang with his friends. And of course, I need my own space too. But overall, it’s just a good friendship that happens to be a relationship. Yet, it doesn’t feel like a relationship.

[asphaltrhymes]

It's relationship goals for me. Sometimes I've come across women professionally or platonically who I thought could've been, relationship material and fun as friendship material. But alas I never asked, not even just for friendly coffee or catch ups, and the women I have met so far who made me feel tingly inside lol never asked me out either or even like "hey, there's a party this weekend" or "hey, you doing anything after work" lol 😄😆

[JeffersonA]

Sounds like a good relationship and yes sometimes my wife feels like a friend but that is a good thing.

Your with each other so much you have to get along very well.

Sometimes feels like friends working together especially through hard things.

Others you can't wait to Rip each others clothes off!

Sometimes are hard and you have to put up with them and they have to also.

[Anonymous]

I can't help but wonder if this is code for not having sex in your relationship? That's not a criticism, it kinda sounds like what you're describing though. It would be hard to get a best friend feeling for a sexually active relationship, for me anyway. It's great if are active AND feel like that too.

[Asker]

We have sex all the time so that’s not an issue. I’m turned on by him easily. However, I don’t have men best friends. Never have. So I can’t say this is how I am around men because I’ve never experienced hanging with men that wasn’t family.

[midnightmoon05]

You are in a good healthy relationship. Enjoy it.

[DancingQueen16]

That kinda describes my current relationship because before me and my partner started dating we were best friends from the start of middle school all the way to the day we graduated high school

[LazerBean]

I couldn't say my just feels MORE like my best friend than my spouse. But he's definitely my best friend, and I see that as a good thing.

[midnightmoon05]

When is the wedding? Make sure to invite us 👍❤️

[Asker]

Hopefully there’s one. Lol

[Christsdisciple15]

in my opinion a spouse should be a best friend anyway so the words are synonymous

[Asker]

Makes sense. Thanks.